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Mysterious hepatitis that attacks children in the world is increasingly worrying parents, including in Indonesia. Illustrated/Special Photos
The question now, can the hepatitis vaccine against mysterious hepatitis in children?
According to Muhammad Fajri Adda’i, a Covid-19 volunteer doctor as well as a health educator, the currently available hepatitis vaccines are hepatitis A and B. Thus, these vaccines are only able to protect children from infection with hepatitis A and B viruses as well.
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“So the current hepatitis ABCDE vaccine, namely A and B, can only protect against hepatitis A and B infections in the world,” said dr. Fajri on his personal Instagram, quoted on Sunday (15/5/2022).
He further said that hepatitis A and B vaccines have not been able to fight the mysterious hepatitis that is currently developing. Moreover, according to him, the cause of the disease is not yet known.
“We don’t know until now the cause of this mysterious acute hepatitis in the world. Hepatitis A and B vaccines, of course, have not been able to prevent this mysterious illness,” he explained.
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In this regard, pediatricians reveal how to prevent the transmission of this acute hepatitis disease. It is suspected that the virus infects through the digestive and respiratory tracts of children.
“To prevent from the digestive tract, maintain cleanliness by washing hands with soap, making sure the food/drinks consumed are cooked, not using eating utensils together with other people and avoiding contact with our children from sick people so that our children stay healthy. healthy,” explained Prof. Dr. dr. Hanifah Oswari, Sp.A, Pediatrician Consultant Gastro Hepatology RSCM FKUI in a press statement recently.
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